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How many WORKING computers do you have?

If you people are just going to list every machine you own, this thread can be deleted.
Or at the very least, moved out of the vintage area.
 
My WORKING VINTAGE collection is:

8K Commodore PET (chicklet keys)
16K Commodore PET (full-size keys with printer and disk drive!)
Atari 800
Compaq Portable 286
Commodore 64
2) Amiga 1000's
I think my TI99-4A is around here still, but I'm not sure it works...

And the first spacecraft I worked on is still flying - a 12Mhz MIPS R3000 processor with 256MB RAM - launched in 2000 - does that count? It's never rebooted either :D
http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov
 
As of a few months ago, 13 or so working computers... as of now, 5 working computers and a big bucket of motherboards, cd rom drives, hard drives, CPU's, RAM, etc. :p

As for vintage stuff, only a compaq portable.
 
As far as "vintage" I am rather new to the collection world. I had my stuff lost a few years back when my mother threw it all out on me intentionally. I told her to keep all the commodore and atari stuff till the end of the week, I came back the next day to find it soaked and on the curb.

As of right now, I have:

Commodore VIC-20
Commodore 16
Commodore 64
Commodore 128
Commodore Amiga 2000

Atari 2600
NEC TurboGrafx-16


I am bidding on a few Ataris and Amigas. I would like to get my hands on a decent KIM-1 and Spectrums of various sorts too.

Recent stuff has been mostly recycled to friends/family/clients. I have no working Socket7 systems since I mobbed them for memory or CPUs or whatnot. I have a few lappies and a few desktops of the more recent times and thats probably going to be it. I am looking at going with a Sun for a big server and go thin client thru the house for access terminals for email/web/openoffice/emulation/etc.

As usual, I am always looking to expand my collection, so if anyone is ever looking to offload, let me know. I may be interested in snagging some/most/all of it ;D
 
Hello from Spain

Hello from Spain

I'm new here,

I've a litle collection of vintage computers and I can't count all because I don't have time to test around 200 computers, some day I'll do it ;-) well, or some year :-D
If you need some from Spain please let me know.

Best regards to all
Javier
 
More vintage computers.

More vintage computers.

I just received a working Tandy 1000SL system, a Compaq Deskpro 2000 233 MHz and an NetRam 233 MHz unit I saved from the trash compactor. I now have 15 vintage systems that are all functional. Got more coming too!

Rick Ethridge
 
Since I Have'nt Chimed In In Awhile, I'll post pics of my working machines....all of em.....

My first decent PC, a 1992 Flight 386 SX, which spent most of the years since 2001 as a 486, till last year, where I upgraded it to an AMD K-6. It runs Windows 98 SE.
flightsept06.jpg


My 1994 CAT Computers 80486 DX4/100 running Windows 95/Windows For Workgroups
cat486-1.jpg


1988 GEM Computer Products 386/20, upgraded to a Pentium III via some "case hacks" and a custom frankenstein PSU. Still my main since 2002.
gemp3sept06.jpg


1990 GEM Computer Products 286/10 AT Clone - The Ultimate 286, playing Ultima VI: The False Prophet, this is the one I put on youtube surfing the internet with Arachne.
2861.jpg


1991 IBM 9556 PS/2 486 SLC/2 - running OS/2 2.1 w/ Multimedia, now all I need is a microchannel sound card and micro-channel ethernet.
ps2running3.jpg


1996 Apple Macintosh 6400/180 - Running Mac OS 8.1, my first and only internet capable macintosh that does not need a dial-up modem to get there. It's also networked to my windows machines. I also have a pile of SCSI stuff I run on this one, including an MO Drive, IOMEGA ZIP 100, SCSI Tape Drive, and an external SCSI HDD (which I use to back up the contents of ALL my Macintosh machines to).
macintoshII.jpg


1988 Apple Macintosh SE FD/HD - RUnning MAc OS 6.1.1 (I think), I use this computer to play with old SCSI devices with (if it supports them, sadly, my MO drive is'nt supported by this version of Mac OS).
macse2.jpg


1994 Apple Macintosh Powerbook 540c - Running Mac OS 7.1.1, I'm still hunting down an HID connector adapter for the SCSI port, I'll probably get one eventually so I can make this thing actually somewhat useable for more than just games.
PICT0003.jpg


1985 Tandy 1000 EX - Running MS-DOS 2.11 and Deskmate II, I got all the software off of TV-DOG's Tandy 1000 Archive, and copied it using it's 360K floppy drive in my 486 to make the disks.
dirw.jpg


1993 IBM Thinkpad 755CD - Running Windows 98 SE, and is basically my "Lappy 486" even if it's technically a Pentium 75, I jokingly call it that after Strongbad's "Lappy 486" on the screen.
strongbademail1.jpg


1998 IBM Thinkpad 1400-I - Running Windows 98 SE, was my main laptop on the latter half of last year. The screen died, so I threw in a replacement that I dumbly left on my patio for a month, amazingly, it works well enough to be useable, but has some cable issues.
thinkpad14001.jpg


1984 IBM PC XT 5160 in a clone case - My "freak XT" with the 16 bit floppy controller and dual (mostly) working 1.44M 3.5" Floppy drives, you can't format disks, but it can sure as heck read and write em reliably, actually moreso than some of my other machines. Runs DR-DOS 6 and Windows 1.01.
xtrunning-1.jpg


2006 Everex StepNote NC1500 - No, it's not vintage, but it's my main laptop, and nobody said it had to be vintage, though it's rather unique in that I don't know any other laptop using a VIA C-7M processor. Has pretty kick butt performance running XP surprisingly.
everex2.jpg


Honorable Mention - 2006 Nintendo DS NTR-001 - Also not vintage, but interestingly enough, this thing CAN surf the web, and can also communicate via my WIFI setup, so I'll mention it anyway. Maybe I should look into making an IRC client for it with speech recognition, lol.
nintendods1.jpg
 
My working computer collection (not including peripherals, etc. and note that this of course does not include my console collection). All are in working order and regularly get displayed:

Atari -
400 (x 3, one with keyboard expansion)
800
1200XL
600XL
800XL
65XE
130XE
XEGS
260ST
520ST (original summer '85 user group pre-release)
520STFM (x 7)
1040ST (x 4)
TT
Falcon
Portfolio
ABC Laptop (x 2)

Apple
//+ (x 2)
//E (x 3)
//E Platinum
//c (x 2)
//GS
Mac 512k
Mac Plus
Mac SE
Mac SE30
Mac Color Classic
Mac IIcx
Mac LC II

Laser 128, 128EX, 128EX2 (Apple // clones)

Tandy
CoCo1
CoCo2
Model 100 portable

Tano
Dragon 64 (CoCo clone)

Texas Instruments
TI 99/4a (x2)
Compact Computer 40

Commodore
Vic 20
64 (x 4, 3 different casings)
64c
SX64
128
Amiga 2000
Amiga 600
Amiga 4000 (040 model)

Timex Sinclair 1000 (x 2)

IBM PC Jr.

Coleco Adam

IMSAI 8080

Osborne 1
 
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i have an atari 800 w 48k (mostly working), a ts1000 w 18k, an old gateway k6 i brought back from the dead after it washit by lightning w 30 gig hard drive 256 meg, and my main computer a ibm 701c running 98se with a 364 mb hard drive 24 meg memory and a 486 dx 75 mhz prossecor. if printers count i have an epson rx-80 f/t and an ibm proprinter.
 
My collection

My collection

I have a plain TS1000, a TS1500 with some project mods, and my "pride and joy", the MT-80Z, the Z80 trainer in the black plastic suitcase, similar tothe MPF-1 or the El Fox II.
 
Hi,
a little brag-list to introduce myself here;-)*

as long as old computer equipment counts:
ProLog 900 - Intel 4004 CPU
ProLog 980 - Intel 4040 CPU
stupid Wang Terminal w. Intel 8080

real Computers:
two SUN IPX - Weitek 40 MHz CPU, I added a video grabber card and a camera, it is funny because the card captures two images per second - veeery slow.
SUN LX - TI 50 MHZ CPU
SUN Sparc2 - Weitek 40 MHz CPU - that machine was the first production server in my company in 1992 for a page design system.
SUN Sparc4 - MicroSparc 110 MHZ CPU
SUN Sparc5 - MicroSparc 70 MHZ CPU
two SUN Sparc10 - Dual MicroSparc 40 (?) MHZ CPU
SUN Sparc20 - MicroSparc 50 MHZ CPU
SUN Sparc20 - Ross 150 MHZ CPU
Sun Peripherals in Lunchbox package:
Quick 150 Tape station
Two Dat tape stations
CD-ROM drive
Two 1.3 GB external Hard Disks 5 1/4"

Apple ][ + - MOS 6502 CPU
Apple //e - MOS 6502 CPU
MAC SE - Motorola 68000 CPU
Isys Minitext - Motorola 6800 CPU - a n early typewriter that could store editable text on a small tape. This machine could be used offline with a built in battery that had almost motorcycle battery size (half thick)

CBM 3032 w. floppy and tape - MOS 6502 CPU
KIM-1 - MOS 6502

Tandy Radio Shack Portable TSR 80 8085 CPU, an OKI clone, I guess
TI-99

Panasonic XT Portable - 8088 CPU
Toshiba T1000 - 8086 CPU
Compaq LTE - 8086 CPU
Compaq 286 - 80286 CPU
PC XT Noname - 8088 CPU
Siemens Nixdorf 386sx Notebook
Compaq Contura 486SL Notebook 4/25
Siemens Nixdorf 386sx16 PC 3Bsx
Siemens Nixdorf 486-33 PC 4G
Siemens Nixdorf Pentium-70 PC
plus a couple newer models up to 233 MHz
...

Chess computer SCISYS Turbo 16 K - Hitachi 6301 CPU
Omron 8PM calculator

...
several game consoles...

so it is 30+ working computers

non functional but worth to mention: two Intel UPP103 - broken power supplys and a more or less empty Sinclair QL

all stored on the attic, sometimes I go up and enjoy an old game.
I collected all disks and floppies I got in the past and copied them on the best fitting PC (286 to Pentium), so hopefully these games survive some years.
Ah, I almost forgot that iMac, first generation, my childs liked to play "Bee Maja" on it:)
Unfortunately all my Apple floppy disks decided to loose their data at the same time so I can only boot them up but do more or less nothing.

Michael

*) of course just a small list. lol

Yesterday I found a HAL 9000 (no, ok, a HP 9000 236) on our local junkyard. Unfortunately without the monitor cable or software. When I power it on it does some beeps, so it might be working too... - runs a custom marked golden 68000
 
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Hi
Here are the ones that I know to be working. I have others
but I'll need more time to even power them up:

Nicolet 1080 ( 20 bit with 12Kx20 core memory )
SIM4-01 ( Intels 4004 development system )
IMSAI 8800
HP 21MX
Poly88
Polymorphic 8813
Olivetti M20 ( uses a Z8000! )
Jupiter Ace
NC4000 ( Forth Chip created by Chuck Moore )
Canon Cat
Beaver Computer Company Laptop ( 486 )
Some 486 clone
Heathkit H89
Heathkit H8
X188 development board by AMD
X186 unknown application box made by RLC ( has a lot of RS232 ports.
I put a Forth on this )
Older MAC something ( never really excited about MAC's )

Some others that I can't think of.
Dwight
 
Hmm, I got a LOT of working computers, so I'll just post a small list..

IBM PS/2 Model 25 (My main computer. Yes, you heard that right, my MAIN computer)
NEC V30
640K RAM
20MB HD
250MB Zip Drive
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/oldibm.jpg

Dell Latitude CSx
Pentium III 850MHz
256MB RAM
20GB HD

Mac mini
PowerPC G4 1.42GHz
1GB RAM
80GB HD
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/oldibm.jpg
(Yes, same picture as above, but it's also in the shot)

HP NetServer E 800 (Domain Controller)
Dual Pentium III 1GHz
512MB RAM
160GB HD
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/server.jpg

PowerMac G3
PowerPC G3 300MHz, overclocked to 433MHz
640MB RAM
40GB HD

Dell OptiPlex
Intel Celeron 533MHz
???MB RAM (been a while since I powered this thing on)
???HD (as above)

Home-Built
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2GHz
768MB RAM
80GB HD

And finally, my newly repaired vintage computers:
IBM AT Clone
Intel 286 12MHz
1MB RAM
522MB HD
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/286-1.jpg
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/286-2.jpg
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/286-3.jpg
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/286-4.jpg
http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/286-5.jpg
(Yes, I know my battery mod isn't safe, as it should have NiCad for the on-board.. I'm getting a new shipment of NiCad on-board batteries, so this is just there to hold CMOS settings)
 
Uhm.. ok:

- Yodabashi Formula 1
- CBM PET (thanks Carlsson)
- Unnamed 386-20sx / 8 MB ram (used to be Freesco router+server)
- IBM 5160
- IBM 5170
- Pentium I in an IBM 5160 case running FreeBSD (bridging my WLAN network to the ThinEthernet coaxed IBM's)
- unnamed AMD K6-2 333mhz (no OS yet- undecided)
- Dual CPU Celeron 433 on Abit BP6
- Laptop Pentium M 1400 (work)
- Laptop Pentium M dunno (work)
- Main machine AMD64 3200+
- Homeserver PIII 500 compaq deskpro ENS SFF

Oh I forgot:
Casio FX-790 (I used it every day since 1988)
Casio FX-795 (Spare.. I can't do without)
US Robotics Pilot 1000 (the first 'Palm' - still for sale for a good bidder)
Palmpilot III

Don't now if I forgot some.

Looking for:
1) more space
2) more space!
3) 5150
4) If I had room, HP 9000 stuff
5) One can dream: A Pr1me supermini with televideo 920's..
 
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Some of my vintage machines:

Atari 1040 STF

Apple IIgs + SCSI

Tandy 1000 HX: Dual 720x + external 360K drives, CM-11 Monitor

Amiga 500: 512K trapdoor expansion + 1011 external floppy
Amiga 2000: 1MB chip, 2MB on the 2091 SCSI card, dual internal floppies
Amiga 3000: 2MB Chip, 12MB fast, Retina Z2 4MB video card, network card
Amiga 1200: 68030/50 upgrade with FPU

C64 with 1541
C64c with 1541c
C128 with 1571

Macs: SE FDHD, IIcx, IIsi, IIci, IIfx, II with IIfx upgrade, 3x 950, AWS95, LCIII, 800, 840av, 6400, 7500, 8500 + g3-400, 8600, Beige G3 MT, Beige G3 desktop.

PC: 386/40, 5x 486 (3 VLB , 1 EISA, 1 is an industrial LCD system), tons of newer ones but not "vintage".

Oh and a Tandy PC-6 computer/calculater.
 
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